diff --git a/utils/mnetftn/ftntomnet.c b/utils/mnetftn/ftntomnet.c
index 4f41f27..9c36357 100644
--- a/utils/mnetftn/ftntomnet.c
+++ b/utils/mnetftn/ftntomnet.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include "libuuid/uuid.h"
 #include "jamlib/jam.h"
 
@@ -35,6 +36,14 @@ int mynode = 0;
 int hubnode = 0;
 int imhub = 0;
 
+void msg_to_nl(struct msg_t *msg) {
+    msg->area = htonl(msg->area);
+    msg->timedate = htonl(msg->timedate);
+    msg->oaddr = htonl(msg->oaddr);
+    msg->daddr = htonl(msg->daddr);
+    msg->type = htonl(msg->type);
+}
+
 s_JamBase *open_jam_base(char *path) {
 	int ret;
 	s_JamBase *jb;
@@ -332,6 +341,8 @@ int export_messages(int area) {
                             continue;
                         }
 
+                        msg_to_nl(&msg);
+
                         fwrite(&msg, sizeof(struct msg_t), 1, fptr);
                         fwrite(body, strlen(body), 1, fptr);
                         fclose(fptr);
@@ -361,6 +372,8 @@ int export_messages(int area) {
                         continue;
                     }
 
+                    msg_to_nl(&msg);
+
                     fwrite(&msg, sizeof(struct msg_t), 1, fptr);
                     fwrite(body, strlen(body), 1, fptr);
                     fclose(fptr); 
diff --git a/utils/mnetftn/mnettoftn.c b/utils/mnetftn/mnettoftn.c
index 914b3ab..6bce4c6 100644
--- a/utils/mnetftn/mnettoftn.c
+++ b/utils/mnetftn/mnettoftn.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/file.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include "jamlib/jam.h"
 
 char *baseindir = NULL;
@@ -43,6 +44,14 @@ int area_count;
 int mynode = 0;
 int hubnode = 0;
 
+void msg_to_hl(struct msg_t *msg) {
+    msg->area = ntohl(msg->area);
+    msg->timedate = ntohl(msg->timedate);
+    msg->oaddr = ntohl(msg->oaddr);
+    msg->daddr = ntohl(msg->daddr);
+    msg->type = ntohl(msg->type);
+}
+
 unsigned long generate_msgid() {
 	
 	char buffer[1024];
@@ -375,6 +384,8 @@ int import(char *filename) {
 
     fread(&msg, sizeof(struct msg_t), 1, fptr);
 
+    msg_to_hl(&msg);
+
     body = malloc(st.st_size - sizeof(struct msg_t) + 1 + strlen(fido_addr));
 
     memset(body, 0, st.st_size - sizeof(struct msg_t) + 1 + strlen(fido_addr));
diff --git a/utils/mnetscan/mnetscan.c b/utils/mnetscan/mnetscan.c
index 17574c9..107872b 100644
--- a/utils/mnetscan/mnetscan.c
+++ b/utils/mnetscan/mnetscan.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include "jamlib/jam.h"
 
 char *baseoutdir = NULL;
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ struct msgarea_t {
 };
 
 struct msg_t {
-    int area;
+    uint32_t area;
     char from[32];
     char to[32];
     char subject[64];
     uint32_t timedate;
-    int oaddr;
-    int daddr;
-    int type;
+    uint32_t oaddr;
+    uint32_t daddr;
+    uint32_t type;
     char reply[36];
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ int mynode = 0;
 int hubnode = 0;
 int imhub = 0;
 
+void msg_to_nl(struct msg_t *msg) {
+    msg->area = htonl(msg->area);
+    msg->timedate = htonl(msg->timedate);
+    msg->oaddr = htonl(msg->oaddr);
+    msg->daddr = htonl(msg->daddr);
+    msg->type = htonl(msg->type);
+}
+
 s_JamBase *open_jam_base(char *path) {
 	int ret;
 	s_JamBase *jb;
@@ -313,6 +321,8 @@ int export_messages(int area) {
                             continue;
                         }
 
+                        msg_to_nl(&msg);
+
                         fwrite(&msg, sizeof(struct msg_t), 1, fptr);
                         fwrite(body, strlen(body), 1, fptr);
                         fclose(fptr);
@@ -341,6 +351,8 @@ int export_messages(int area) {
                         fprintf(stderr, "Error creating file %s\n", buffer);
                         continue;
                     }
+                    
+                    msg_to_nl(&msg);
 
                     fwrite(&msg, sizeof(struct msg_t), 1, fptr);
                     fwrite(body, strlen(body), 1, fptr);
diff --git a/utils/mnettoss/mnettoss.c b/utils/mnettoss/mnettoss.c
index 6a028b4..18d4d4d 100644
--- a/utils/mnettoss/mnettoss.c
+++ b/utils/mnettoss/mnettoss.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include "jamlib/jam.h"
 
 char *baseindir = NULL;
@@ -23,14 +24,14 @@ struct msgarea_t {
 };
 
 struct msg_t {
-    int area;
+    uint32_t area;
     char from[32];
     char to[32];
     char subject[64];
     uint32_t timedate;
-    int oaddr;
-    int daddr;
-    int type;
+    uint32_t oaddr;
+    uint32_t daddr;
+    uint32_t type;
     char reply[36];
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
@@ -39,6 +40,14 @@ int area_count;
 int mynode = 0;
 int hubnode = 0;
 
+void msg_to_hl(struct msg_t *msg) {
+    msg->area = ntohl(msg->area);
+    msg->timedate = ntohl(msg->timedate);
+    msg->oaddr = ntohl(msg->oaddr);
+    msg->daddr = ntohl(msg->daddr);
+    msg->type = ntohl(msg->type);
+}
+
 int copy_file(char *src, char *dest) {
 	FILE *src_file;
 	FILE *dest_file;
@@ -339,6 +348,8 @@ int import(char *filename) {
     }
 
     fread(&msg, sizeof(struct msg_t), 1, fptr);
+    
+    msg_to_hl(&msg);
 
     body = malloc(st.st_size - sizeof(struct msg_t) + 1);